Grandma Despina

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This scene is a part of the very first film shot produced by the Manaki Brothers. Despina, the Janaki and Milton Manaki's grandmother, was recorded weaving in one high-angle shot. For no apparent reason, the first shot made in Macedonia, in the Balkans in fact, made by these two cinematography pioneers, contains peculiar symbolics: at the moment when the grandmother Despina spins the weaving wheel, film starts rolling in our country.

  • Genre: Documentary
  • Release Date: 1905-11-02
  • Runtime: 1 min
  • Country: Macedonia
  • Language: No Language
  • Status: Released
  • IMDb Rating: 4.7
Grandma Despina poster